Baseball Page 47 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
Orioles spin 4-hitter to salvage finale against A's
Dylan Beavers hit a go-ahead single in the sixth inning and four Baltimore pitchers combined on a 4-hitter for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Athletics on Sunday afternoon that avoided a series sweep.,Chris Bassitt (3-2) struck out six and allowed one run over six innings. Rico Garcia worked the ni...
Brice Turang's blast helps Brewers finish sweep of Yankees
Brice Turang launched a two-out walkoff homer in the ninth inning off New York Yankees closer David Bednar to give the host Milwaukee Brewers a 4-3 victory on Sunday and a sweep of the three-game series.,Bednar (1-3) relieved to open the ninth and struck out the first two hitters before Turang lined...
Jacob deGrom strikes out 10 to lead Rangers over Cubs
Jacob deGrom struck out 10 batters over seven scoreless innings, and Evan Carter belted a two-run homer, fueling the Texas Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday in Arlington, Texas.,deGrom (3-2) scattered three hits -- two to Nico Hoerner -- and did not walk a batter to record his...
Randal Grichuk helps White Sox rally past Mariners
Randal Grichuk hit a tying home run leading off the bottom of the eighth inning and the Chicago White Sox went on to defeat the visiting Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Sunday afternoon.,The White Sox won two of three games in the series.,Grichuk greeted reliever Eduard Bazardo (2-2) with a home run that ju...
Twins score 4 in fifth and hold off Guardians
Kody Clemens had three hits, including two doubles, and scored twice to spark the visiting Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday.,Josh Bell and Austin Martin each had two hits and one RBI while Brooks Lee was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.,Kendry Rojas (1-0) scattered f...
Orioles pitch well, drop Athletics to salvage finale of set
Dylan Beavers hit a go-ahead single in the sixth inning and four Baltimore pitchers combined on a four-hitter in a 2-1 victory against the visiting Athletics, avoiding a series sweep Sunday afternoon.,Chris Bassitt (3-2) threw six strong innings and Rico Garcia worked the ninth and earned his third ...
Rays earn 4-1 win, take two of three from rival Red Sox
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs in the first three innings and Nick Martinez threw one-run ball for 5 2/3 en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the final of a shortened three-game series.,Junior Caminero's solo homer in the first opened the scoring, and a two-run second exte...
Andrew Abbott, Elly De La Cruz lead Reds past Astros
Andrew Abbott worked six shutout innings, Elly De La Cruz recorded a three-hit game, and the Cincinnati Reds claimed the rubber match of a three-game interleague series against the visiting Houston Astros with a 5-0 victory on Sunday.,Abbott (2-2) dazzled in his second career appearance against the ...
Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper help Phillies bash Rockies
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper hit back-to-back homers in the first inning, part of a two-homer day for Schwarber, and the host Philadelphia Phillies beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Sunday.,Schwarber finished with three hits and Brandon Marsh had four singles for Philadelphia, which has won 10 of ...
Angels' Jose Soriano, Jo Adell overpower Blue Jays
Jose Soriano retired 20 consecutive batters, Jo Adell homered twice with a double and the visiting Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Sunday afternoon.,Soriano (6-2) allowed one run, five hits and one walk over 7 2/3 innings while striking out seven. Oswald Peraza added a two-r...
Dodgers adjust pitching staff again, recall RHP Wyatt Mills
The Los Angeles Dodgers adjusted their pitching staff for the third consecutive day, recalling right-hander Wyatt Mills from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday while returning right-hander Paul Gervase to Triple-A.,Mills, 31, is set to make his Dodgers debut after he signed as a free agent with the cl...
Double steals, clutch hits lift Marlins over Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez delivered a two-run single to cap a three-run eighth and the Miami Marlins held on for a 5-2 win against the visiting Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of their three-game series.,Miami starter Sandy Alcantara went six innings, allowing two runs and fiv...
Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras (hand) exits after being hit by pitch
Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras left Sunday's game after being hit on the right hand by a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Nick Martinez in the first inning.,Contreras ran the bases, but did not return to the field for the second inning as the Red Sox initially said he had a con...
Giants activate LHP Sam Hentges for long-awaited return
After missing nearly 22 months because of injuries, left-hander San Hentges is set to make his return after he was activated by the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.,The Giants also recalled right-hander Dylan Smith from Triple-A Sacramento, while right-handers Ryan Walker and Gregory Santos were opti...
Phillies' Bryce Harper returns to lineup for finale vs. Rockies
Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper returned to the starting lineup in the Sunday's series finale against the visiting Colorado Rockies.,Harper apparently is no worse for wear after he was removed in the first inning of the Phillies' 9-3 victory over the Rockies on Saturday with what th...
Reds RHP Rhett Lowder (shoulder) headed to 15-day IL
The Cincinnati Reds will place right-handed rookie Rhett Lowder on the 15-day injured list with an injury to his throwing shoulder, manager Terry Francona announced Sunday.,Lowder, 24, received an injection in the AC joint of his right shoulder after an MRI on Friday came back negative.,"We're going...
Yankees recall All-Star LHP Carlos Rodon
The New York Yankees returned left-hander Carlos Rodon from his minor league rehab assignment on Sunday and reinstated him from the 15-day injured list.,Rodon is expected to make the start on Sunday in Milwaukee as New York attempts to avoid a sweep in the three-game series.,In a corresponding move,...
Twins recall LHP Kendry Rojas, option LHP Kody Funderburk
The Minnesota Twins recalled Kendry Rojas from Triple-A St. Paul on Sunday and optioned fellow left-hander Kody Funderburk to the affiliate.,Rojas will be making his second stint with the Twins this season. He made his major league debut on April 22 and allowed two hits and three walks over two scor...
Red-hot Royals chase series sweep of tumbling Tigers
Last month, the Detroit Tigers continued their recent dominance of Kansas City by sweeping a three-game series. ,On Sunday night, the host Royals can return the favor by handing the reeling Tigers a season-high sixth straight defeat. ,From April 14-16, Detroit posted three straight one-run victories...
Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres seek to secure split with Cardinals
Craig Stammen saw something in the at-bats of Fernando Tatis Jr. Friday night that no one else did.,The first-year manager of the San Diego Padres liked Tatis' approach, even as he was going 0-for-2 with a walk as his team was being one-hit by the St. Louis Cardinals in a 6-0 shutout. So Stammen mov...